hysterotomy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hysterotomy
    n 1: surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hysterotomy \Hys`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. "yste`ra womb + te`mnein
   to cut: cf. F. hyst['e]rotomie.] (Med.)
   The act of cutting into the uterus, as in C[ae]sarean
   section. See under {C[ae]sarean}.
   [1913 Webster]